Our Staff

African Service's staff and board members reflect the communities we serve, representing more than a twenty countries and speaking over twenty-five languages.

We possess diverse backgrounds and expertise in medicine and nursing, epidemiology and biostatistics, social work, law, education, policy advocacy and community organizing, program development and evaluation, development and communications. Together, they work to meet the changing needs of the African community and have remain a trusted partner to immigrant communities in the New York City and an ally to people living with HIV around the world.

Staff

Adama Traore, Outreach Worker  
Aida Diallo-Diagne, HOPWA Housing Coordinator 
Alizata Traore, Family Case Manager
Amadou Diao, Coordinator, Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative 
Amanda Donnell, Family Case Manager
Amanda Lugg, Director of Advocacy & Mobilization
Amy Kaiman, ESOL Program Coordinator
Andrea Panjwani, Supervising Attorney 
Bakary Tandia, Case Manager & Policy Advocate
Carlos Camilo, Testing Center Assistant
Chitra Aiyar, Staff Attorney
Claire R. Thomas, Staff Attorney
Claudette Francois, Senior Case Manager 
Coumba Gueye, HOPWA Housing Assistant
Daouda Ndiaye, Outreach Worker 
Irma Jimenez, HOPWA Housing Assistant
Kate Webster, Staff Attorney
Mulusew Bekele, Director of Program Operations
Melissa Ip, Food Pantry Manager
Muna Hamouie, Administrator 
Ndeye Gueye, Food Pantry Coordinator
Olubunmi Segun, Staff Attorney
Rokhaya Gueye, Testing Center Assistant
Sarah Park, Fiscal Manager
Sonia N'diaye, Medical Interpreter
Simone Burrell, Data Entry Specialist
Stephanie Kaplan, Communications Director
Youma Nafo, Receptionist
Yvonne Mbewe-Palmer, Supervising Family Case Manager